diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Listeners.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Listeners.js
index 32f4c418..19635768 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Listeners.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Listeners.js
@@ -103,10 +103,13 @@ Metamaps.Listeners = {
   centerAndReveal: function(nodes, opts) {
     if (nodes.length < 1) return
     var node = nodes[nodes.length - 1]
-    if (opts.center) {
+    if (opts.center && opts.reveal) {
+      Metamaps.Topic.centerOn(node.id, function() {
+        Metamaps.Topic.fetchRelatives(node)
+      })
+    } else if (opts.center) {
       Metamaps.Topic.centerOn(node.id)
-    }
-    if (opts.reveal) {
+    } else if (opts.reveal) {
       Metamaps.Topic.fetchRelatives(node)
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Topic.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Topic.js
index da1bfc8c..d5b5d7cf 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Topic.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Topic.js
@@ -99,12 +99,13 @@ Metamaps.Topic = {
       Metamaps.Filter.close()
     }
   },
-  centerOn: function (nodeid) {
+  centerOn: function (nodeid, callback) {
+    // don't clash with fetchRelatives
     if (!Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.busy) {
       Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.onClick(nodeid, {
         hideLabels: false,
         duration: 1000,
-        onComplete: function () {}
+        onComplete: callback
       })
     }
   },
@@ -117,7 +118,13 @@ Metamaps.Topic = {
 
     var topic = node.getData('topic')
 
-    var successCallback = function (data) {
+    var successCallback;
+    successCallback = function (data) {
+      if (Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.busy) {
+        // don't clash with centerOn
+        window.setTimeout(function() { successCallback(data) }, 100)
+        return
+      }
       if (data.creators.length > 0) Metamaps.Creators.add(data.creators)
       if (data.topics.length > 0) Metamaps.Topics.add(data.topics)
       if (data.synapses.length > 0) Metamaps.Synapses.add(data.synapses)